Quote:PPR, the French conglomerate that owns Gucci, Bottega Veneta and several other luxury goods brands, is threatening legal action against Ebay if the online auction site does not crack down further on counterfeits sold on its website.

François-Henri Pinault, PPR's chairman and chief executive, said that his company had been in talks with Ebay for several months in an attempt to improve the policing of fakes sold by the site's members...

He said it was up to Ebay to verify whether branded products sold by its members were authentic. "They can't let people trick others by selling counterfeits on Ebay."...